Pokémon TCG Pocket is pretty much all I can think about right now. The new card collecting app recently passed the 10 million download threshold and it’s now been estimated to have earned about $3 million per day, making $12 million in just four days since launch. According to mobilegamer,…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Everyone loves a random video game story involving celebrities and rapper Doja Cat gave us one heck of a Halloween story. Fans of Conker’s Bad Fur Day will likely remember the copious amounts of vulgarity and titillation the game provided, but I don’t think anyone ever thought some 23 years…
Update: 9/4/2020 – Nintendo has returned Pikmin 3 and its DLC to the Wii U eShop, at least in North America. Pikmin 3 and all its DLC can be purchased on the Wii U eShop again. Following this morning’s announcement of Pikmin 3 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch,…
After months of listing “closed for business” hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nintendo NY has announced it’ll be re-opening this Friday in a limited capacity. Following in the footsteps of Nintendo TOKYO, Nintendo NY’s reopening will be paired with the Warp Pipe Pass reservation system. Information about the reservation…
Panzer Dragoon: Remake launched to mixed reception due to questionable performance and an audio-video presentation that left fans wanting. Since then, the game has been updated to address performance, animations, and audio, along with a host of all-new features being added in. The game now has Gyro-controls, 60fps support, extra…
Yesterday, we shared with you Fangamer’s latest addition to their Rare collection; merch for the NES classic Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll. Well, they weren’t stopping there! Today they announced two more additions to the collection, themed after the N64 masterpiece Banjo-Kazooie. The first item is in the same vein as…
Nintendo has released the 10th course in its Ninji Speedruns series on Super Mario Maker 2! To celebrate the occasion, this course seems to have been tailored to be the biggest test of strategy yet. The course, titled Players Choice: Power-Up Party, features a selection of four power-ups right at…
Earlier this year, Niantic began to experiment with Pokémon GO’s premium currency, PokéCoins. Available to purchase with real-world money, PokéCoins could also be earned by defending Gyms. There are limitations with this (maximum of 50 PokéCoins earned per day) and PokéCoins wouldn’t be earned until your Pokémon was knocked out…
Pre-orders for the sea-themed Pokémon Re-ment set are now available at Play-Asia. Save 5% when using the code NINWIRE at checkout! Scuba diving isn’t for everyone, but the wondrous (fictional) creatures of the sea can be examined up close and personal without getting the bends thanks to these new Kirameki…
Another entry for the “curious coincidence… or not?” file today: it turns out that LEGO and Nintendo weren’t the first folks to come up with a LEGO NES that has a sidescrolling Mario feature, because a man named Brandon Jones beat them to the punch by over a year: …
GungHo Entertainment’s online, real-time action-strategy game Volta-X is releasing on Nintendo Switch on August 12th! The Saturday morning cartoon-infused mecha strategy title tasks players with building a highly customizable mech while managing a base full of anthropomorphic mech pilots as they fight to climb the ranks of the world’s largest…
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a truly magnificent game. Not only did it have the challenging platforming gameplay and dazzling visuals that the series is renowned for, but it included a gorgeous soundtrack composed by David Wise. Wise’s return to the franchise in 2014 — 18 years after his…
UPDATE: Footage from the leak is being scrubbed from the internet via DMCA claims. Nintendo just can’t seem to get a break lately when it comes to having its secret content leaking into public viewing, with a gigantic series of various prototypes and unused game assets being shared last month….
Have you been looking for an inexpensive way to become a dragon-fighting Spellsword or blast through hordes of demons in heck? (This is a family website.) Well look no more – Bethesda is hosting a massive sale on the eShop with up to 50% off classics like Doom, Wolfenstein and…
